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Health & Medicine

Uncovering Dysentery’s Impact in 1700s-1800s Demographics

A new doctoral thesis in history from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, presents demographic and medical history of the disease.Dysentery, or rödsot as it…

Awards Funding

Bielefeld Chemist Wins Prestigious EU Science Award

Dr Achim Müller, Professor at Bielefeld University's Faculty of Chemistry, has received the European Union’s most prestigious science award. The European…

Materials Sciences

Recycling Rare-Earth Magnets: A Path to Sustainability

Recycling keeps paper, plastics, and even jeans out of landfills. Could recycling rare-earth magnets do the same? Perhaps, if the recycling process can be…

Life & Chemistry

Sleep-Deprived Bees Struggle to Relearn Essential Skills

Everyone feels refreshed after a good night's sleep, but sleep does more than just rejuvenate, it can also consolidate memories. 'The rapid eye movement form…

Studies and Analyses

When she says, 'It's not you, it's me,' it really might be you, UCLA study suggests

Long after women have chosen Mr. Stable over Mr. Sexy, they struggle unconsciously with the decision, according to a new study by UCLA researchers who look at…

Health & Medicine

Moffitt researchers identify unique immune gene signature across thousands of patients' solid tumors

Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center have discovered a unique immune gene signature that can predict the presence of microscopic lymph node-like structures in…

Life & Chemistry

Targeting Bacterial Gene Sharing to Combat Antibiotic Resistance

Individual cells can pass resistance genes to one another through a process called horizontal gene transfer, or by “transformation,” the uptake of DNA from the…

Studies and Analyses

Control Over Events Reduces Emotional Time Distortions

Researchers say they have found a way to lessen these emotion-driven time distortions. Having a sense of control over events reduces the influence of emotions…

Earth Sciences

Why 'singing' sand dunes hum certain notes

No, it's not that people sometimes spot both in the vicinity of Las Vegas. Instead, some sand dunes, like The King, can sing. And new research looking for…

Technology Offerings

VisuVivo – A proliferation marker to visualise cell cycle progression in vitro and in vivo with high spatial resolution

The invention provides a nucleic acid expression construct encoding a fusion protein comprising a fluorescence reporter protein (like EGFP) and a protein with…

Physics & Astronomy

Quasar Found in Unusually Dusty Galaxy: New Insights Revealed

All but the very first galaxies contain some dust—the early universe was dust-free until the first generation of stars started making dust through nuclear…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Freshly Baked Rolls: Energy-Saving Innovations in Baking

How is it possible to obtain an excellent quality of bakery products and simultaneously save energy during the baking process? In the research project…

Life & Chemistry

Exploring How Our Brain Forms Categories and Recognizes Faces

How do we manage to recognize a friend’s face, regardless of the light conditions, the person’s hairstyle or make-up? Why do we always hear the same words,…

Life & Chemistry

Weaving Memory: Insights Into Long and Short-Term Recall

The details of memory formation are still largely unknown. It has, however, been established that the two kinds of memory – long term and short term – use…

Architecture & Construction

Simulated Earthquake to Test Building's Durability

That's because a research team that includes Babak Moaveni, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at Tufts University School of…

Information Technology

Glove Keyboard May Alter Use of Devices with One Hand

It’s called a Gauntlet Keyboard, a glove device that functions as a wireless keyboard. Instead of tapping keys on a keyboard, the user simply touches their…

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